diff --git a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
index 7fc4a0d10bc1b..8a94cdff2591a 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
+++ b/net/strongswan/files/swanctl.init
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ config_remote() {
 	local local_key
 	local ca_cert
 	local rekeytime
+	local send_certreq
 	local remote_ca_certs
 	local pools
 	local eap_id
@@ -483,6 +484,7 @@ config_remote() {
 	config_get rekeytime "$conf" rekeytime
 	config_get overtime "$conf" overtime
 	config_get send_cert "$conf" send_cert
+	config_get_bool send_certreq "$conf" send_certreq 1
 	config_get eap_id "$conf" eap_id "%any"
 
 	config_list_foreach "$conf" local_sourceip append_var local_sourceip ","
@@ -583,6 +585,7 @@ config_remote() {
 	esac
 
 	[ -n "$send_cert" ] && swanctl_xappend2 "send_cert = $send_cert"
+	[ $send_certreq -eq 1 ] && swanctl_xappend2 "send_certreq = yes" || swanctl_xappend2 "send_certreq = no"
 
 	[ $mobike -eq 1 ] && swanctl_xappend2 "mobike = yes" || swanctl_xappend2 "mobike = no"